Finksburg Corridor Plan - Carroll County Government

Transportation
Finksburg Corridor Plan
1. Coordinate with SHA to conduct an alternatives feasibility study of the MD 140/MD 91
intersection and to complete an access management study of the entire MD 140 corridor
The County is in the process of developing a scope of work with SHA to conduct an analysis
of various alternatives for addressing conditions at the MD 140/MD 91 intersection. The goal
is to develop several alternatives for addressing traffic safety and congestion at the
intersection, including the possibility of a grade-separated interchange. The study will take
into consideration resulting modifications that may be required to local roads along the
corridor from the Carroll County/Baltimore County line in the east to Kays Mill Road in the
west. It also will take into consideration improvements planned as part of SHA’s MD 140
Corridor Enhancements project. The hope is to have the study become the basis for a
seamless transition between planning at the concept level and the implementation of specific
projects. The desired end product is a document that will:
1. Identify several potential alternative intersection configurations, along with
any associated secondary roadway modifications;
2. Recommend a preferred configuration and modifications;
3. Provide a list of constraints for the preferred location; and
4. Develop conceptual land acquisition, design/engineering, and construction
cost estimates for logical project phases.
Additionally, the County should continue to coordinate with SHA on the completion of an
access management study for the entire MD 140 corridor from the reservoir to Market Street
in Westminster. This study will recommend points at which direct access onto MD 140 can
be eliminatedconsolidated, as well as options for creating secondary access roads that would
direct traffic to consolidated, controlled or signalized intersections instead. The objective is
to reduce the potential for accidents and improve the overall flow of traffic along the
corridor, both of which are compromised by the numerous individual driveways that access
directly onto MD 140.
The access management study and the alternatives feasibility study are mutually supportive.
Improvements to the MD 140/MD 91 intersection almost certainly will involve modifications
to the access points in the immediate vicinity, which will have broader implications for
circulation throughout the corridor. Therefore, conducting both of these studies so that they
respond to each other is essential.
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